checkNotNull(seq);

    // length to truncate the sequence to, not including the truncation indicator
    int truncationLength = maxLength - truncationIndicator.length();

    // in this worst case, this allows a maxLength equal to the length of the truncationIndicator,
    // meaning that a string will be truncated to just the truncation indicator itself
    checkArgument(
        truncationLength >= 0,

    checkNotNull(seq);

    // length to truncate the sequence to, not including the truncation indicator
    int truncationLength = maxLength - truncationIndicator.length();

    // in this worst case, this allows a maxLength equal to the length of the truncationIndicator,
    // meaning that a string will be truncated to just the truncation indicator itself
    checkArgument(
        truncationLength >= 0,